September • 2008

inside this issue

research in action:

working for the people of california

This special report highlights UC's research in the Pacific coastal waters.

Athletes who attended UC campuses include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA), Billy Beane (UC San Diego), Natalie Coughlin (UC Berkeley), Jason Lezak (UC Santa Barbara), Greg Louganis (UC Irvine), J.T. O'Sullivan (UC Davis), Troy Percival (UC Riverside), Jackie Robinson (UCLA), Todd Rogers (UC Santa Barbara) and Helen Wills Moody (UC Berkeley).
UC teams won four NCAA championships this year: three for UCLA and one for UC Berkeley.
UCLA has won the most NCAA titles with 103.

Senior VP of UC external relations takes charge

Alan Hoffman, former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, was appointed in July as the UC system's senior vice president for external relations. Hoffman has served as vice president for external affairs for the RAND Corp. and as a federal prosecutor and staffer in the White House and two federal agencies. He leads the system offices of communications, advocacy and state and federal governmental relations.

Your University is produced 10 times per year by the Strategic Communications department of the University of California Office of the President. For suggestions or comments about this report, contact: Donna Hemmila, editor, 1111 Franklin St. 12th Floor, Oakland, Calif. 94607, 510.987.0793, donna.hemmila@ucop.edu